ANOTHER START

6

"Aren't you going to let me in Ms. Namjoo?"

"Oh! Yeah, sorry. Where is my manner?" Namjoo said before she excuses herself and closes the door just to open it back once she unlocks the door and tells Kyungsoo to walk in.

She was really really glad that Jun Hyuk is sleeping and didn't play with his toys at all. So the house is clean and proper. She just hopes that he will not notice the picture of her and his son that was decorated beautifully on the side table.

When Kyungsoo walks into the house, he was so impressed. Her house was small but so homey.

Her house was smaller than his room at home.

"Would you like to have something to drink, sir?" Ask Namjoo.

"Coffee will be nice. Thank you." Kyungsoo said looking at her.

Namjoo nods her head and tells him to sit before the walk to the kitchen.

"You have such a nice house, Namjoo," Kyungsoo said trying to start a conversation.

"Thank you, sir. It is small but I love it. At least there is a place that I can call home and roof on my head."

"Yup, true. But really, it's so beautiful and..."

Namjoo look at Kyungsoo and ask "And what sir?"

"Homey. It feels so homey." Kyungsoo said looking at Namjoo smiling.

Namjoo smile and thank Kyungsoo.

Once Namjoo has done with the coffee, she walks out from the kitchen and gave Kyungsoo his cup of coffee.

Thanking Namjoo he takes the mug and takes a sit to the nearest sofa where he stands.

Namjoo then takes her to sit at the three sitter couch and started to sip on her coffee.

She was in her own thought. Why was Kyungsoo here? What does' he want?

While Kyungsoo, he just looks at her. He didn't know that he misses Namjoo this much.

"Why are you here, sir?" Namjoo asks breaking the awkwardness.

"Why Namjoo? Can't I come and see my employee?" Ask Kyungsoo looking at Namjoo intensely.

Namjoo looks away and said "I didn't mean to be rude sir. I'm sorry. It's just that... it's weird to see your boss come to your house."

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." He said taking the very first sip of his coffee.

When he tastes it, he was shocked. It was so so good. He did have taste a good coffee before and the best part is it tastes the same.

When Namjoo looks at Kyungsoo face, she got worried.

Did my coffee taste bad? He didn't like it.

"What happened, sir? Did the coffee taste bad? I'm so sorry. I'll take it and make you a new one." Namjoo said in a panic.

Kyungsoo chuckle and said "No Namjoo. It's nice. In fact, it's delicious. I had tasted this coffee once in my life and that was it."

"Why? Why didn't you go back to the café to buy it?" Namjoo ask.

If the coffee is good and he likes it, why didn't he just go and buy it back? Namjoo thought.

"I would have if I bought it from a café. But it was not from any café. One of my cousins bought it for me. He didn't like it and by coincident, I wanted a coffee so he gives it to me. When I tell him that it's so nice and ask him where did he buy it, He said that someone gives it to him. That's why I never had the chance to taste it again." Kyungsoo explains.

Namjoo just nods her head.

"Are you sick Namjoo?" Ask Kyungsoo out of sudden.

Namjoo looks at him and shook his head. "No, sir. Why did you ask?"

"It's just that you take 3 days of annual leave. And last three day, you took an emergency leave. That's why I ask."

"No, sir. I'm perfectly healthy and alright. It's just that it was a family problem. That's why." Kyungsoo said.

"Okay," Kyungsoo answer but still not believe in what Namjoo said.

Are you hiding something from me Namjoo?

"I'll take my leave now then Namjoo. I'm just here to check on you." And I miss you so much. He wants to continue but he knows better not.

Namjoo nods her head standing up too.

"Namjoo."

Namjoo looks at Kyungsoo.

"Uhmm.. Will you be able to make me one more of the coffee? It's been years since I've been carving for that coffee."

Namjoo chuckles and nods her head with a simple 'sure' as an answer.

She walks into the kitchen and starts making Kyungsoo's coffee.

Kyungsoo takes his time by looking around the living room.

When he sees a framed picture, he walks toward it and looks at it. Most of it was a picture of her and a boy.

Kyungsoo picks it up and smile.

This must be his nephew. He looks so cute. He looks like her to. My girl love kids I assume. She will be a very good mother to our kids in the future, Kyungsoo thought.

'My girl? Future mother to our kids? Where is all this coming from Do Kyungsoo? You just met her one month ago.' Kyungsoo said to himself, laughing too.

He places back the frame and just in time Namjoo walk out from the kitchen and hand him his coffee.

"Thank you. I will return your thermos back."

They walk to the front door and Namjoo open it for him.

"See you tomorrow sir," Namjoo said.

"Yes, see you tomorrow Namjoo. And Namjoo, next time when it's not in the office of after office hour please do call me Kyungsoo. Don't be too formal."

"I will try sir." Namjoo smile nodding her head up and down.

He was about to walk away but stop. He turns toward Namjoo and kisses her cheek. "Thank you for the coffee once again." He said leaving Namjoo in shock. 

but then he stops in the middle of the hallway and turns around before saying "And Namjoo, you have such a cute nephew there," Kyungsoo said before walking away.

Namjoo blood drains down.

"He is not my nephew sir. He is my son. My own blood." Namjoo whispers looking at Kyungsoo back who was walking away.

Namjoo closes the door and leans her back on it.

"If you love your job Namjoo, Mr. Do can't know about Jun Hyuk." She said to herself.

Just in time, Jun Hyuk walk out and said "Mommy, Jun Hyuk hungerwy,"

Namjoo smiles at him and picks him up "Then let's go and cook. What does my handsome prince want to eat?"

"Rice with chicken stew," he said with his cheerful voice but Namjoo still heard the weak voice.

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All the way to his home, Kyungsoo keep on smiling looking at the thermos that Namjoo gives to him.

"What are you doing to me, Miss Kim Namjoo?" He said more to himself laughing.

But one thing was funny. The thermos that Namjoo give to him was the same thermos that his cousin gave to him last 3 years ago and if he's not mistaken, the thermos is still with him.

Well, there can be a lot of the same thermos in this world right.